Hurricane Sandy

Watching the aftermath on tv,I'm hoping everyone is safe and didnt get their homes or lives wrecked by the storm.Be safe everyone!

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Permalink Reply by Draig Athar on November 1, 2012 at 8:59pm

Link to some before and after photos

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-01/hurricane-sandy-satellite-...

ps - some of the after photos seem to be darker exposure... i wonder if the poster was trying to make them look worse?

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Permalink Reply by Lady Aletria on November 1, 2012 at 11:43pm

I have understood for a long time Sat my friend.. this is my city, where I was born and raised.. I have already lost much but not everything.. it was a long time ago 1965 and there was a blackout.. I was seven months pregnant and had a small child, I walked a mile and a half to my mother-in-law's home by the light from auto headlights.. no power and everything stopped.. I was a woman of 22 ..I always knew this was a dangerous place.. when disaster strikes in that city for any reason the place becomes a house of horrors on so many levels.. I made it my business to get out and get my family out a few years later.. I am fortunate I left when I did .. may the Gods protect those who are left behind.. truly I share their pain but am fortunate that I paid attention to my inner voice.. unfortunately as this disaster unfolds we will hear what is truly happening there.. the media is not televising what is going on .. it's election week...but I assure you it's far worse than anyone can imagine..

I've put that world behind me and never want to revisit it again.. I won't go into detail about what i have witnessed but I did make sure that my grandsons know how to protect themselves and granny taught them how to survive, we have a politically incorrect saying here in Alabama that suite me just fine " you loot, we shoot" now you might ask what does this have to do with Sandy but there is more on the line here than a storm.. some will not agree with me but the realists among us know exactly what I am talking about.. by safe people and keep your wits about you..

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Permalink Reply by Draig Athar on November 2, 2012 at 1:05am

Seeing the various photos it looks like it could take years to rebuild. And the number of people who have lost everything with no chance to rebuild must be frightful.

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Permalink Reply by Draig Athar on November 2, 2012 at 12:05pm

not addressing the question, eventually addresses the question...

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Permalink Reply by Draig Athar on November 2, 2012 at 5:51pm

heh... can't imagine why you would want to :)

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Permalink Reply by Aurelia Pontia on November 3, 2012 at 12:06am

Does anyone know of any pagan groups that are taking donations to assist the victims?

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Permalink Reply by Aurelia Pontia on November 3, 2012 at 12:48am

Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Draig Athar on November 3, 2012 at 2:48am

Growing popular anger as Hurricane Sandy death toll rises to 90

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/nov2012/sand-n02.shtml

Quoted from the article: The threat of a major gas supply crisis is growing, as commuters and taxi operators attempt to fuel their vehicles and people line up outside gas stations to fill containers to power generators and pumps to clear out flood damage. New York taxi companies started pulling vehicles off the road on Thursday as gas supplies began to dwindle.

Ralph Bombardiere, executive director of the New York State Association of Service Stations, reported that in New York City “over 50 percent of service stations are not able to sell gasoline and it could be up to 75 percent.” Gasoline retailer associations in New Jersey said more than 80 percent of service stations in the state were shut.

Stations either have no gas or no power to pump it. Fuel supplies into New York and New Jersey are being choked off both by problems at refineries and delivery difficulties. Two refineries that account for a quarter of the region’s gas and diesel supply stand idle due to power outages and flooding. In addition, major New York import terminals are damaged and powerless.